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3M Optical Systems: Managing Corporate Entrepreneurship
Bartlett, Christopher A.; Mohammed, AfrozeCase HBS-395017-EKnowledge and CommunicationA middle-level division manager must decide whether he should support an investment request for a third attempt at launching a new product developed by a struggling business unit. Describes the long, difficult process by which the unit has developed the pStarting at €8.20
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Florida Air, Inc.
Jim Ellis, H. Irving GrousbeckCase SGSB-E13-EEntrepreneurshipThe Florida Air case offers the opportunity to examine two important challenges in starting a company: selecting partners and finding capital. This case is a candid view into the struggle of a young entrepreneur, Dan Stilton, and his two newly acquired partners, Scott Bettor and Henry Tellsworth, as they look for capital to launch their venture, Florida Air, a regional airline.Starting at €8.20
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Florida Air, Inc. - Teaching Note
Jim Ellis, H. Irving GrousbeckTeaching Note SGSB-E13TN-EEntrepreneurshipThe Florida Air case offers the opportunity to examine two important challenges in starting a company: selecting partners and finding capital. This case is a candid view into the struggle of a young entrepreneur, Dan Stilton, and his two newly acquired partners, Scott Bettor and Henry Tellsworth, as they look for capital to launch their venture, Florida Air, a regional airline.Starting at €0.00
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Pathfinder Capital
Sahlman, William A.; Janower, AndrewCase HBS-396067-EEntrepreneurshipTwo former consultants have raised a search fund and are looking for a company to buy and run. After eight months of looking at deals, they have just signed a letter of intent to buy the second largest book retail chain in Canada in a turnaround situation. They must now decide whether to go through with the deal and, if so, how to raise the necessary financing.Starting at €8.20
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Some Thoughts on Business Plans (Spanish version)
Sahlman, William A.Case HBS-811S12EntrepreneurshipA framework for assessing new business opportunities and the business plans used to describe them is developed. Useful for aspiring entrepreneurs in MBA programs.Starting at €8.20
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A Company Is Born (Spanish version)
Nanda, Ashish; Mahmood, TakiaCase HBS-308S04EntrepreneurshipCharles Ferguson has just heard from a venture capital (VC) consortium that it is willing to finance Vermeer Technologies, a company he has cofounded for developing Internet software. The funds are sorely needed, but the VCs have imposed some onerous conditions, including a request that Vermeer's first CEO be an outsider. This case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should...Starting at €8.20
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Business Teams at Rubbermaid, Inc. (Spanish version)
Amabile, Teresa M.; Whitney, DeanCase HBS-808S08Entrepreneurshipoptions for staffing, structuring, and managing cross-functional business teams; the difficulty of implementing cross-functional teams in a company with a strong functional structure; the difficulty of balancing accountability and empowerment in "entrepreneurial" teams within established firms; and the impact of different management approaches on the functioning of business teams.Starting at €8.20
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How to Write a Great Business Plan (Spanish version)
Sahlman, William A.Article HBS-97409Entrepreneurshipthe people, the opportunity, the context, and the possibilities for both risk and reward. A great business plan is not easy to compose, Sahlman acknowledges, largely because most entrepreneurs are wild-eyed optimists. But one that asks the right questions is a powerful tool. A better deal, not to mention a better shot at success, awaits entrepreneurs who use it.Starting at €8.20
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Jerry Sanders (Spanish version)
Burton, M. Diane; Lawrence, KatherineCase HBS-410S20Leadership and People ManagementIn 1997, Jay Sanders sold his 10-month-old medical device start-up company for more than $33 million. Looking to the future, he wondered if this was a success he could transform into a medical device brokerage business. As he reviewed his career history and the development of his start-up, Sanders was betting that he could replicate his success.Starting at €8.20
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Siebel Systems (A)
Roberts, Michael J.; Lassiter, Joseph B.; Tempest, NicoleCase HBS-898210-EEntrepreneurshipThe case describes the early evolution of Siebel Systems, a sales force automation software company, focusing on issues surrounding Siebel's use of systems integrators as implementation partners and the relationship between implementation and the selling function.Starting at €8.20